Alternative in Python:
Code:
s = '/excite/homepagepoll/ans_jan24_02.oft: <IMG SRC="http://a88.g.akamai.net/f/88/606/1d/image.lovesluudf.com/people/images/global/poll/popuptop.gif" WIDTH="468" HEIGHT="62" BORDER="0">'
splitted = s.split(":",1)
homepage, = splitted[0]
urlpage = splitted[1].split()[1].replace('SRC="',"").replace('"',"")
final = homepage + ":" + urlpage
print final
